An electronic apparatus includes a terminal body, a battery cover detachable from the terminal body, and a connection member connecting the terminal body to the battery cover. The terminal body includes a first body portion and a second body portion, and a thickness of the first body portion is formed to be greater than a thickness of the second body portion. The battery cover is provided with a locking portion and a lock mechanism portion that can be attached to the terminal body. The connection member includes a first connection portion and a second connection portion and includes thick first and second regions, a thin third region, and a bent portion. When the battery cover is attached to the terminal body, the bent portion is bent and the connection member is stored in a space.
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1. An electronic apparatus comprising: a terminal body that stores a battery; a battery cover that is detachable from the terminal body; and a connection member that connects the battery cover to the terminal body, wherein the terminal body includes a first body portion and a second body portion including a battery storage portion which stores the battery, and the first body portion is thicker than the second body portion, wherein the battery cover includes a locking portion that is locked by being inserted into the first body portion in an insertion direction, a step difference portion that is provided in a direction substantially perpendicular to the insertion direction, and a lock mechanism portion that is provided in a region opposite to a region where the locking portion is provided using the step difference portion as a boundary, and detachably locks the battery cover which is attached to the terminal body in the second body portion, wherein the battery cover is in direct contact with the battery that is stored in the battery storage portion in a region opposite to a region where the locking portion is provided, in a state of being attached to the terminal body, wherein the connection member is connected to a first body portion of the terminal body via a first connection portion and is connected to a region where the locking portion of the battery cover is provided via a second connection portion which is located on a side opposite to the first connection portion, and wherein the connection member is stored only in a space that is surrounded by at least the first body portion, a battery which is stored in the battery storage portion, and the battery cover including the step difference portion, in a state where the battery cover is attached to the terminal body.
2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the connection member is stored in the space in a state of being bent in at least one bent portion that is located between the first connection portion and the second connection portion.
3. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a first region that occupies a first distance from the first connection portion of the connection member is thicker than other regions, and wherein the first distance is longer than a distance from the first connection portion to a side surface of the battery near the first connection portion.
4. The electronic apparatus of claim 3 , wherein a second region that occupies a second distance from the second connection portion of the connection member forms a part of the other region, and wherein the second region is thicker than a third region other than the second region of the other region.
5. The electronic apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the first connection portion is connected to the first body portion in a movable state with a predetermined play, wherein the second connection portion is located at a position far away from the first connection portion when viewed from the locking portion side, wherein the connection member is bent in at least one bent portion that is located between the first region and the second region in the process of moving the battery cover in the insertion direction to be attached to the terminal body, and the first connection portion moves in a direction far away from the bent portion, and wherein the bent portion is located at a position far away from the first connection portion and the second connection portion in the space when viewed from the locking portion side, in a state of being attached to the terminal body.
6. The electronic apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the battery cover includes a protrusion portion that protrudes into the space at a position between the first connection portion and the second connection portion in the insertion direction, and wherein the protrusion portion restricts movement of the second region toward the locking portion side in the insertion direction.
7. The electronic apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the first connection portion and the second connection portion are detachable from the terminal body and the battery cover, respectively.
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December 26, 2017
August 20, 2019
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